Posted by DSCH on November 22, 2003, at 13:15:29
In reply to ring of fire : ) , posted by Francesco on November 22, 2003, at 11:47:28
> The Ring of Fire is a name given to describe the condition of a person who has at least three of the ADD subtypes.
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> : o cool ! ;-)
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> may be oppositional or aggressive
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> oppositional yes/no (depends on situation ...)
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> aggressive yes/no (depends on definition ...)
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> is often very hyper or hyperverbal
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> very hyper no, hyperverbal yes ===> YES
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> is easily distracted or has too many thoughts.
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> Sometimes the first and the other times the second
> ===> YES
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> He/she may experience moodiness
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> YES
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> cyclic behavioral changes
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> yes/no (don't know how cyclic they are)
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> or hypersensitivity to light, sound, taste or touch.
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> NO
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> >>> Usually the over-active Cingulate and Temporal Lobe, and one or two of the Limbic or pre-frontal types are involved.
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> Which are the pre-frontal types ?Classic ADHD and Inattentive-type ADD. Basically, the pre-frontal cortex is a problem whenever trying to concentrate only makes the ability to concentrate worse.
> I think inattentive is a big yes for me. Is it compatible with RoF ?
Yes, I think so.
> (Ring of fire is a very cool name ! Anyway, I ordered some Amen's book so, I'll have something to do in the next weeks ;-)
In the meantime you can take questionaires on his websites and maybe even join the forum he has over there.
Maybe you could ask around with your university contacts and see if any university clinic in Italy has SPECT, fMRI, or PET. Perhaps some researcher might be interested in seeing your mixed responses (scan non-medicated, scan on-Anafranil, etc.).
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